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Day in the Life

Jul 24, 1897

Journal Entry

July 24, 1897 ~ Saturday

July 24th Had a bad night, but got ready this morning and drove to the city. I joined
in the parade seated in a carriage with Pres Jos F Smith & apostle F. D Richards at the
head of the Pioneers. after which went home & rested, with my wife Emma & Bro
A Smith drove to the city this evening to see the fireworks. could not get near enough
with carriage to see them so returned home. The arrangement was very
difficient and unsatisfactory to the thousands who went to see them.
Bro Nuttall stayed with me all night.

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Smith, Andrew
1837-1921
19 mentions
Woodruff, Emma Smith
1 Mar 1838 - 6 Mar 1912
999 mentions
Family
Richards, Franklin Dewey
2 Apr 1821 - 9 Dec 1899
815 mentions
Apostle
Smith, Joseph Fielding
13 Nov 1838 - 19 Nov 1918
4093 mentions
Apostle
Nuttall, Leonard John
6 Jul 1834 - 23 Feb 1905
423 mentions

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Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah

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Community - Questionnaire as found in the Book of the Pioneers, 1 September 1897
PIONEER Wilford Woodruff RESIDENCE Woodruff Villa 5 East 11 South TOWN Salt Lake City COUNTY Salt Lake STATE Utah BORN March 1, 1807 TOWN Farmington COUNTY Hartford STATE Connecticut ARRIVED IN SALT LAKE VALLEY July 24, 1847 WHOSE COMPANY Brigham Young CAPTAIN OF 100 Wilford CAPTAIN OF 50 [blank] CAPTAIN OF 10 Wilford Woodruff CAN FURNISH FOLLOWING NAMED RELICS OF THE PIONEER JOURNEY I WILL PRESENT THE FOLLOWING RELICS TO THE STATE REMARKS

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Jul 24, 1897